AT ANY RATE

(adverb) used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
"Anyhow, he is dead now", "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet", "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone", "anyway, there is another factor to consider", "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle", "in any event, the government faced a serious protest", "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
synonyms : anyhow , anyway , anyways , in any case , in any event
(adverb) if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
"at least he survived", "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary", "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
synonyms : at least , leastways , leastwise

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